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Property Maintenance Appeals Board upholds inspector on 122 High Street bedroom-height appeal
Summary
The Ames Property Maintenance Appeals Board voted to uphold a building inspector’s determination that an upstairs area at 122 High Street does not meet the 7-foot ceiling requirement and therefore cannot be counted as a compliant bedroom; the appellant argued measurements were slightly under the standard.
The Property Maintenance Appeals Board of the City of Ames voted to affirm a building inspector’s decision that an upstairs space at 122 High Street does not meet the city's 7-foot minimum ceiling-height requirement and therefore cannot be used as a compliant bedroom.
The board took the action after hearing staff testimony that the upstairs highest point fell 0.4 inches under the 7-foot standard and that sloped ceiling geometry prevents enough continuous area at 7 feet…
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